My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 169 Yu Muzhou's Bad Luck

"Good morning, Brother Zhou, Brother Miao!"

"Brother Miao? Hahahaha... Hello Brother Miao!"

Upon hearing Wang Yong's address to Zhou Miao, Yu Muzhou immediately patted Zhou Miao on the shoulder and burst into laughter.

God-slaying Brother Miao!

Whether he is "unremarkable" or not, Lu Xiaoxiao and Luo Qianqian are the most qualified to speak on this.

Zhou Miao looked at the somewhat bewildered, honest boy with a black line on his face.

"We're only a few years apart in age, just call me by my name!"

"Okay, Brother Zhou Miao!"

Zhou Miao nodded. Calling him by his full name did sound quite nice.

However, this was the first time he had ever complained in his heart about his father. Why didn't he know how to choose a name by looking it up in the dictionary? He had to use the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

"You haven't eaten breakfast yet, have some first. Your brother Zhou brought it."

"No need, no need, I've already eaten," Wang Yong waved his hands repeatedly.

"This is good stuff. Try it first, and if you can't finish it, you can have it for lunch. Your brother Zhou is rich; he could buy breakfast like this every day."

Zhou Miao opened another breakfast and placed it in front of the honest child.

Wang Yong smiled sheepishly, then picked up his spoon and drank a few mouthfuls of soup.

However, he had indeed eaten in the morning, so after taking a few sips, he put the food away, planning to reheat it for lunch.

The reef was not far away, and the fishing boat arrived at its destination in less than an hour, much faster than Zhou Miao's fishing boat.

Perhaps due to the competition, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of fishing boats at sea these past few days.

Many other registered participants may have gone out to sea to scout locations, just like them.

The competition is based on total weight, and the person who catches the most fish is the champion.

Many factors influence whether fish are biting well or not, but fish tend to congregate in places like reefs, islets, and coral reefs. Finding these locations in advance can save you time searching for suitable fishing spots.

The fish-gathering formation on this side of the reef will automatically activate once Zhou Miao arrives.

At that moment, the three people who were setting up the fishing rods and lines were unaware that fish were rapidly gathering at the bottom of the boat from all directions.

[Fish Gathering Formation Successfully Activated: When the number of fish decreases to below 70%, the fish will scatter and the formation will enter a cooldown period. It will reopen upon the host's arrival after the cooldown ends.]

"???"

Zhou Miao was completely baffled.

"System, you didn't mention this limitation of the fish-gathering formation last time, did you?"

[The Fish Gathering Formation was not activated previously, and the system did not collect specific information about it.]

Ok!

This explanation is reasonable, and even if Zhou Miao is not satisfied, he cannot change it.

After tying the line up, he took the jig and cast the lure into the water.

Once the jig bait has sunk to the bottom, he slowly moves the fishing rod up and down, and the handle also slowly turns to reel in the line.

The fish were already biting well early in the morning, and with the added effect of a fish-gathering formation, Zhou Miao's jig only bounced a few times before a fish darted over and bit it.

When the fish swam away, dragging the fishing line, Zhou Miao decisively raised the fishing rod.

"Whoosh~"

Successfully caught a fish.

The pull wasn't strong, but he could sense that the fish seemed to want to dive to the bottom, and suspected it was a grouper.

To prevent the fish from getting into the hole and causing wear and tear on the fishing rod, Zhou Miao used a powerful and miraculous technique, quickly and easily catching the fish and bringing it to the side of the boat.

It was pitch black with spots on its body; it turned out to be a spotted sea bream, and it looked to weigh about two pounds.

Zhou Miao's eyes lit up; she hadn't expected the first item she saw today to be such a good product.

Wang Yong, who was standing nearby, saw that he had already caught a fish and immediately picked up a landing net to help.

"No need, no need, don't worry about these small fish, just fish your own."

After Zhou Miao refused, he quickly grabbed the fishing line and pulled the fish up.

Today was a great start; this fish would probably cost around 400 yuan at retail.

Wang Yong scratched his head, and seeing that he really didn't need help, he returned to his fishing spot.

Yu Muzhou laughed and said, "Ayong, don't be shy. We're just out having fun today. You can make the most of your time to catch some fish to sell. We really don't need to help with the small fish."

Wang Yong quickly nodded: "Okay, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Miao tied the fish with white cable ties and then threw it into the live fish hold.

He brought a fish tank, but it was for dead fish. Live fish are better kept alive, as they fetch a higher price when sold.

Zhou Miao then continued to throw the iron plate bait into the water.

Judging from the speed at which the first spotted sea bream was hooked, the fish-gathering formation was indeed very effective.

Soon, he caught another fish.

However, this time it was a golden drum fish weighing about 40 to 50 kilograms. This kind of fish is considered quite good, but Zhou Miao doesn't catch many of them.

The main problem is that production here is low; there's much more output in Nanguang.

After he caught his second fish, Yu Muzhou and Wang Yong also started catching fish.

Clearly, the effect of the Fish Gathering Formation is that as long as he is present, those around him will also benefit.

Zhou Miao frowned. If this happened, it would be difficult to deal with someone coming to steal their resources. So he activated his stealth skill, hoping to avoid attracting the attention of passing fishermen.

For the next period of time, Zhou Miao caught a fish almost every one or two minutes, including yellowfin bream, firefish, striped rockfish, black sea bream, red snapper, and so on.

There were also parrotfish of various colors, but not a single sea bass or grouper.

There were also parrotfish of various colors, but not a single sea bass or grouper.

There weren't any particularly big fish here, not even one weighing more than five pounds. All the fish he caught were between half a pound and two pounds.

In the past, Zhou Miao's arms would have started to ache from fishing for so long, and he would have needed a short rest to recover.

But now that his physique has improved, his arms don't feel tired or sore at all, and fishing is much easier than before.

The two-pound fish used to struggle and hold its own against him, but now, as long as the fishing line can withstand it, Zhou Miao can just pull the fish up with a single effort.

After fishing for two hours, the sea temperature gradually rose and the weather became hot. Zhou Miao put down his fishing rod and took out his baseball cap to put on.

He also checked on Yu Muzhou and Wang Yong's catch; he hadn't paid any attention to them while he was engrossed in fishing.

Upon opening the fish hold and glancing at the color of the cable ties inside, Zhou Miao was immediately speechless.

There were the most white cable ties inside, followed by blue ones.

The black color representing Yu Muzhou consists of fewer than ten stripes.

After activating the fish-attracting formation, he figured that a normal person could catch a dozen or so fish within two hours with their eyes closed.

Wang Yong caught at least that many fish, including two three- or four-pound bluefish.

He caught the grouper that Zhou Miao hadn't been able to catch.

"Zhou-ge, you're not good enough for this! You only caught this much in two hours?" Zhou Miao couldn't help but complain. "With your luck, even if I found a school of fish, you still wouldn't be able to compete for first place!"

"Who said that? I just don't have the best fishing spot!" Yu Muzhou blushed, but still tried to save face. "If you don't believe me, give up your spot, and I guarantee you can catch a lot."

"Okay, let's switch seats then." Zhou Miao readily agreed.

If Yu Muzhou's luck is really that bad, then he'll have to fight for the main angler position once the competition starts.

The first place winner receives a prize of 500,000 yuan, and Zhou Miao can get 350,000 yuan.

Wang Yong took 75,000, while the remaining 75,000 went to Luo Hao.

That's right, there's a price to pay for him staying at his fishing raft and giving his spot to his friend's younger brother.

No matter how much of the bonus Wang Yong received, half of it had to be given to him.

Luo Hao really wanted to come too; the prize money was so tempting!

Moreover, he believed that with Zhou Miao involved, the chances of winning first place were very high.

But now the fish raft business is gradually improving, and this is his main job, while his parents also have their own jobs.

I can help for a day or two, but I can't help for ten days.

Luo Qianqian couldn't handle it all by herself. After all, the reputation of Tingtao Fish Raft was that he was the chef. Customers came not only to see the sea turtles, but also because he could cook delicious food for them.